"Sent 1 Won..." Phone Number Exposure Damage and Real Existence of 'Ojingeo Game' Account Number

Netflix Original Series 'Squid Game' Poster. [Photo by Netflix]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] Amid the leak of personal phone numbers in the Netflix original series "Squid Game," controversy is growing as the bank account number shown in the drama is also reported to be real.

On the 24th, a post titled "Owner of the 45.6 Billion Won Account in Squid Game" was uploaded on an online community board. The author revealed that the bank account number appearing in "Squid Game" actually exists at a certain bank.

The author attached a screenshot of their phone screen showing a message saying, "Do you want to transfer 1 won to XXX?" after attempting to send 1 won to the account number. This indicates that the account number is indeed being used by someone.

Netizens responded with comments such as, "They should have verified if the number actually existed. Someone could definitely be harmed," "Shouldn't they have blurred it out? It's an amateur mistake," and "Maybe they arbitrarily used a staff member's account number."

Earlier, on the 23rd, a victim appeared who was suffering from thousands of calls and messages after their phone number was leaked in "Squid Game," causing difficulties in daily life. In response, the production company Siren Pictures explained, "We cannot do anything about the (phone number) leak," adding, "It was unintentional, so the only option seems to be changing the number."

The victim stated that the production company acknowledged the mistake during production and offered 1 million won as compensation. However, the victim expressed difficulty in changing the number, as the phone number exposed in "Squid Game" had been their business phone number used for nearly 20 years.

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